Tori Spelling's Son Liam Gives New Baby Brother an Odd Nickname

Most kids have nicknames for their siblings but this may be a first. Tori Spelling's oldest son Liam gifted his new baby brother Finn with a name few would consider endearing: tarantula. Now Spelling has shared a new photo of her newborn using the icky spider moniker as inspiration.

Check out the new photo on Spelling's personal website. In the picture, you can see patch of baby Finn's tiny head being kissed by Liam as the infant unknowingly sports a plastic tarantula in his hair. The image is cute and funny and gives fans a sneak peek of what life is like in the busy McDermott household. It seems that mom and dad are keeping their sense of humor intact as they navigate their new role as parents to four.

And the family seems surprisingly "normal" given that they live in the public eye. In fact, like Liam, my older daughter bestowed a nickname on her baby sister soon after her birth, but it was ever-so-slightly more flattering: cookie. The name originated when my older daughter said about our new arrival, "She is just so cute I want to take a bite out of her like a cookie!"

These stories are so special and worth cherishing. In Tori Spelling's case, even though Liam wants to call Finn tarantula, this is a really funny anecdote that she can retell to her boys when they are older.

Although it does make for a good story, Spelling admits on her website that they jury is still out as to whether the nickname will stick. Perhaps the family should consider a less creepy term of endearment for little Finn. May I suggest something from the underwater world given the obvious association of the baby's name and fish? Nemo perhaps? Just a thought.

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